Grants and Contracts Details
Description
This project proposes two distinct goals in order to help KGS realize the long-range data preservation
plan for the Survey. The proposed goals are: 1) to continue and scanning documents related to oil and
gas wells in the KGS Western Kentucky office, and 2) to design, program, and implement a map-based
website for disseminating historical data and documents collected from limestone quarries across
Kentucky. These two objectives comply with two of the four major goals in the Survey long]range data
preservation plan through the inventory, documentation, and metadata creation of an existing
collection (Project 1 - oil and gas well document scanning), and by disseminating data through Webbased
services (both projects).
Goal 1 - Oil and Gas Document Scanning:
This goal is a continuation of the KGS 2013-14, 2014-15, and 2015-16 NGGDPP funded projects to
review, scan, create metadata, and disseminate to the public historical oil and gas well documents from
the KGS western Kentucky office. An estimated 65% of this collection will be preserved by the end of the
current 2015-16 NGGDPP project.
KGS is legislatively mandated to archive and make available oil and gas records for wells permitted
through the Kentucky Division of Oil and Gas. Archiving these records in a digital format and making
them available through web services is a top preservation and data dissemination priority for KGS. Not
only does this activity fulfill the KGS mandate, but also provides valuable subsurface geologic data for
researchers and the public. This goal is proposed to take the full grant cycle year to complete for an
estimated 12,000 well records, which will result in 80% of this collection preserved. For this goal to be
realized, three students will be hired to manage scanning and data preparation, and one KGS staff
member will be needed for scanning and metadata management.
Goal 2 - Limestone Data Web Service:
This purpose of this goal is to design, develop, and deploy a map]based website for the general public
and industry to view limestone quarry sites in Kentucky from where limestone samples have been taken,
and access associated limestone analysis data and related documents. Previous NGGDPP funded
projects cataloged and geolocated these limestone sample sites, digitized associated analytical data, and
digitally preserved associated field notes and documents. These data are now stored in the KGS
database, but is not easily accessible to the public except through individual data request. This goal
complies with the KGS long]range data preservation plan by providing a web service for disseminating
these preserved data to the public. These data would be a valuable addition to the KGS data services for
the public and industry to be able to easily explore limestone quarry data, which could lead to economic
development opportunities and scientific advancement in the study of limestone resources in Kentucky.
The design, development, and deployment of this website is projected to take the full grant cycle with
an estimated 5 months of work split between two KGS staff experienced in data management and web
development.
Status | Finished |
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Effective start/end date | 7/1/16 → 6/30/17 |
Funding
- US Geological Survey: $79,472.00
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